Two London-based members of Morgan Stanley's investment banking division are among those to have been handed the title of managing director in this year's annual round of promotions – the same number as those at its offices in Menlo Park, California.

The US bank took to Twitter last Thursday to congratulate its 153 new managing directors but, as yet, the full list has not been published.

Financial News has seen an internal memo from the bank, signed by Franck Petitgas and Mark Eichorn, global co-heads of investment banking, detailing the names of the 16 individuals within Morgan Stanley's investment banking division who made this year's MD list.

Morgan Stanley declined to comment.

The two London-based bankers on the list are Karsten Hofacker, who works in mergers and acquisitions team, and Siddhart Nahata, who covers healthcare. Hofacker and Nahata could not be reached for comment.

Elsewhere in Europe, Filipe Pereria da Silva in the Madrid office, was also promoted.

The names of the 16 investment bankers, and the countries in which they work, according to the contents of the memo, are listed below.